Josh Hinger raises his hips and presses down at the same time he squeezes the kata-gatame. 

Long Beach, Calif. held early this month the IBJJF’s Long Beach Open, featuring many top-tier athletes.

A brave Josh Hinger was the name of the event. With a history of fighting in both adults’ and masters’ sections in IBJJF tournaments, this time he mixed it up with the younger folk to great effect. The American bagged double gold, with his most interesting play happening in the fight for medium heavyweight gold.

Fighting Gabriel Almeida (Checkmat), Josh was predominantly on top. However, as he rid himself of the tangle, the Atos black-belt managed to impose his game and end up on the mount. In the final minutes, in order to secure the win, Josh dove with his head to trap Gabriel’s arm in a kata-gatame and made a quick move with his legs to leave the mount for the side with a knee on his opponent’s belly, applying pressure from multiple angles to conclude the fight.

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Josh Hinger levanta os quadris e pressiona para baixo ao mesmo tempo que aperta o kata-gatame. Foto: Reprodução

A cidade de Long Beach, na Califórnia, recebeu no início deste mês de novembro o Long Beach Open da IBJJF, com diversos atletas de ponta do Jiu-Jitsu internacional.

Na categoria adulto faixa-preta, o nome da vez foi do valente Josh Hinger. Com atuações mistas entre masters e adultos nos torneios da IBJJF, para o Long Beach Open Josh se jogou na divisão de elite, e o resultado veio. O americano venceu tanto no peso quanto no absoluto, mas o lance mais interessante veio pelo ouro no meio-pesado.

No duelo contra Gabriel Almeida (Checkmat), Josh ficou predominantemente por cima, embolado nas pernas do brasileiro casca-grossa. Contudo, ao se livrar do enrosco, o faixa-preta da Atos conseguiu impor seu jogo e terminar montado. Nos minutos finais, para garantir a vitória, Josh mergulhou a cabeça para prender o braço de Gabriel no kata-gatame, e fez uma jogada rápida de pernas para sair da montada para a lateral com o joelho na barriga, impondo pressão de vários ângulos para concluir o arrocho.

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Josh Hinger

The IBJJF held the 2016 Chicago Spring Open this weekend at the Chicago State University.

Joshua Hinger and Sarah Black were the standouts of the adult black belt division after winning the open class divisions in the gi.

Hinger won double gold at the absolute and the middleweight. He beat Sean Fischer in his weight class and defeated Inacio Neto in the open class final.

Sarah Black also won double gold, conquering the middleweight with two wins over Leanna Dittrich.

Here are the full results of the adult black belt division:

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light Feather

First – Mayko de Araujo Girotto Borges – CheckMat

BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather

First – Vitor Peres Paschoal – Brasa CTA

Second – Rodrigo Batista de Lima – American Top Team Coconut Creek

Third – Gabriel Marangoni de Oliveira – Brasa CTA

Third – Christopher M. Kriebel – Nova União

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light

First – Philipe Cançado Della Monica – Gracie Barra

Second – Rafael Costa Suzuki – Brasa CTA

Third – Joshua T Rose – Brasa CTA

Third – Steven Darryl Kinnison – NOLA BJJ Metairie

BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle

First – Joshua Roy Hinger – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Sean Patrick Fisher – Precision Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Javier Valenciano Yamuni – Renzo Gracie International

BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy

First – Inacio Ferreira Gomes Neto – Gracie Barra

Second – Joshua Lee Bowlin – Gracie Barra

Third – Ezra Zendt Lenon – American Top Team

Third – Oliver Leys Geddes – Roger Gracie

BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Heavy

First – Steven J. Patterson – Brasa CTA

Second – Allen A. Causevic – Valko BJJ

Third – Aiazbek Mustakov – Bonsai JJ – USA

BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy

First – Gabriel Rial D. da Silva – Gracie Barra

Second – Rodolfo Jimenez Jr – Carlson Gracie Team

BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class

First – Joshua Roy Hinger – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Inacio Ferreira Gomes Neto – Gracie Barra

Third – Rodrigo Batista de Lima – American Top Team Coconut Creek

Third – Joshua Lee Bowlin – Gracie Barra

BLACK / Adult / Female / Middle

First – Sarah Johnel Black – GD Jiu-Jitsu Association

Second – Leanna M Dittrich – Fight Sports

BLACK / Adult / Female / Open Class

First – Sarah Johnel Black – GD Jiu-Jitsu Association

Second – Leanna M Dittrich – Fight Sports

In the teams’ competition, the rankings were:

1 – Carlson Gracie Team – 391

2 – Brasa CTA – 232

3 – Alliance – 224

Click here for the full results.

GMA member academy Atos Dublin will be hosting a very special seminar next April 18.

Atos JJ San Diego instructor Joshua Hinger will be in Ireland to teach some of his technique.

Also Atos JJ San Diego instructor Kristian Woodmansee will be in Dublin to teach seminar too.

For more info and to register, go to jorgesantosbjj.com